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We've fixed the chatroom so it won't take forever to log in anymore! Chatbot is working as well, so you'll get Turk Alerts immediately instead of having to wait for the emails. :)

Chat is a happening place with Turk Alerts, sharing of HITs, and advice on how to make more money. So, why should you join:

- If you have a question, we have real-time answers. We also have lots of advice for newbies!
- Instant Turk Alerts go to the chatroom, meaning you'll know as soon as a requester posts HITs. Don't see a requester you like? Ask us and we'll add them! Want to get an alarm when a requester posts HITs? We can help you set that up.
- We have a few HIT sharing threads for surveys and the like, but most of the HIT sharing goes on in chat. If you want to know immediately when a great HIT is posted, chat is the place to be!
- If you participate in Swagbucks, we post SB alerts in chat as soon as we find them.
- On top of all that, the camaraderie in chat builds new friendships and bonds us as a whole. If you're looking to truly become part of a Turking community, chat is the best place to start.

Want to join in the fun? All you have to do is click the pink megaphone icon at the top right of any page.

Setting up mIRC + having alarms play when HITs are posted

Install it according to the instructions. Make sure to choose "Full" next to "Select the type of install:". Once complete, check the box next to "Run mIRC" to open the program.

When it opens, click Continue.

The mIRC Options menu will pop up. Fill it out:

Nickname: Use your forum username, like "Spamgirl"Alternative: My recommendation is to use your forum username plus an underscore, like "Spamgirl_"
Ignore Name and Email

In the menu on the left, click on Servers beneath Connect. Find IRCHighway in the list of folders on the right (it's alphabetical, for the most part) and double click it so that the folder opens. Click on Random Server, then click Select.

This takes you back to the Connect window. Click on the Connect button.

You will now connect to the server. Once complete, a Favorite Channels window will pop up.

Click Add and fill it out to match this example:

When you get to the IRCHighway part, you'll find it in the list like this:

Once done, UNcheck Pop-up favorites on connect and click Join.

You will now be in the #TurkerNation chatroom! To read the rules, type !rules. Have fun!

If you'd like to be alerted by a sound when your favorite requesters post HITs:

First, find the sound you'd like to use. My recommendation is to search your computer for sounds as downloading WAVs from the web can easily give you a virus. To do that, go to My Computer:

Open up your main drive - in my case, that is C:.

At the top right corner there should be a search box. Type in *.wav.

Go through the sounds which come up until you find one you like. When you do, right click on it and choose Copy.

Close that window. Now navigate to C:/users/(your user profile name)/AppData/Roaming/mIRC/Sounds. Paste the sound you copied here by right clicking and choosing Paste.

Close that window. Now, return to mIRC. Press alt and B at the same time. This opens the mIRC Address Book. Click on the Highlight tab. Check Enable highlighting and then click Add.

We will use requester 11223344 as an example. To get an alert when he posts HITs, enter in the following information:

Click No Sound and it will change to Beep. Click Beep and this dialog will come up:

Repeat the process for every requester you would like an alert for. Remember to use the "!requester" text that the TN-Bot uses, like !Jack Stone instead of just !Stone. This will be the same name that appears in Turk Alert emails.

You would replace Jack Stone with the Requester you want an alert for, and alert.wav with the name of a WAV or MP3 sound you're using as an alert (put the sound in the Sounds folder within your mIRC folder, typically C:\Users\YOURPROFILE\AppData\Roaming\mIRC\sounds. This will track the alerts in a separate window (UrgentAlert) so if you leave the room or go out for the day you can keep track of who posted. If you want different Requesters to appear in different windows, like "GeneralAlert" as well as "UrgentAlert" for the most important Requesters, you can just change @UrgentAlert to the new window's name for each Requester you want there. Change "US" if you want to exclude some other qualification, such as Masters.

This is an example of a Requester for whom I don't have all the qualifications they offer, so I only want to be alerted on HITs I know I can do.

As you can see it produces two windows, UrgentAlert for the HITs I can do and TNBotAlert in which I collect a record of all HITs posted by the bots (in case there is something I can get a new qualification for). In this script, you have to change Two Lakes to the name of the Requester, [B]No Question[B] to keywords from the title of the HITs you want an alert for, and alert.wav to the wav file you're using for alerts. Note that the HITs I can't do do NOT give an audio alert in this script, they are only tracked in the window.

In this case, 0 cent HITs get put into the window, but there is no audio alert and they don't have the asterisks in front of their entry (denoting something special). HITs from 1c-9c also have no audio alert, and get put into the same window. HITs of 10c or more get an audio alert and go into the UrgentAlert window. You must change Sergey and alert.wav.

This script doesn't show me any HITs that are US only, and has a different audio alert for HITs under 20c than for those over 20c (which I'll knock down my grandma to get to . You have to change lowurgency.wav to your low urgency sound, and alert.wav to your high urgency sound, "US" if you want to exclude some other qualification, such as Masters, and the cent amounts.

This alert works if anyone posts an !alert in chat. The first bit again gives a low urgency sound to HITs under 20c, the second uses a special sound (special.wav) to alert for specific Requesters, and the third gives an urgent alert to all HITs over 20c. You have to change the wavs and Requester names.

This code activates when anyone posts an mturk link in chat. The first bit stops any US only HITs from showing, while the second sounds a special alert when Manzician posts (good to use if there is a poster who shares the same qualifications as you). The third part alerts you on everything else in a special window (mturklinkalert), since they're not bot alerts. You have to change the username, wav names, and "US" if you want to exclude some other qualification, such as Masters.